Analysis of Otorhinolaryngology , Orthopedics and Thoracic Surgery Journals

Objectives: To perform an extensive analysis of journals in Medicine III CAPES, and specifically those in the areas of Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology and Chest Surgery. Method: An active search for the impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports, Scimago, their indexation in Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google Scholar, and their stratification in WebQualis was done. Results: Forty-four journals with measured impact factors ranging from 3.006 to 0.128 were detected in the area of Otorhinolaryngology; however, only 26 of them (60%) had a Qualis measured by CAPES; in the stratification, no journal was detected in A1, three were A2 and nine B1. Three journals were located for Chest Surgery, with only one of them having a measured Qualis (A2) with a mean of 3.61. Sixty-seven journals were detected for Orthopedics and Traumatology, with an impact factor ranging from 4.699 to 0.156; Qualis was measured in only 38 of them (60%); there were three journal stratified as A1, seven as A2 and 25 as B1. Conclusion: The search for journals of higher impact induces authors to not publish in journals related to their area and facing more difficulties than investigators from other areas.


INTRODUCTION
D ue to the diversity of publications from different areas in various programs of Medicine III, it was decided to perform more comprehensive analysis of journals, specifically the ones in Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, and Thoracic Surgery.

METHOD
Impact factor active search was conducted on journals of the areas cited in the Journal Citation Report 2 and Scimago 5 , its indexation in Scielo 4 , Lilacs 3 , Scopus 6 and Google Scholar 1 ; and its stratification in WebQualis 7 .

RESULTS
Table 1 shows that Otorhinolaryngology has 44 journals whose impact factor (IF) measured ranges from 3.006 to 0.128.However, only 26 of them (60%) are measured by Qualis CAPES, ie the researchers in this area are not publishing in all of them.Table 2 shows, for all journals of this area, average of 1,742 or median 1,608.Note that only one is national -Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology -, whose FI in 2013 was 0623, and B3 in Qualis CAPES.However, in this specialty has yet another national journal, the International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, indexed in Scielo and Google Scholar.In Scimago is 0.16 and B5 in Qualis CAPES.Table 1 also shows the different journals in Qualis stratification being none as A1, A2 three and nine B1.
Total of 44 journals with impact factor ranging 3006-0128; only 26 (60%) were measured by Qualis Regarding Thoracic Surgery, three journals were found, and only one had Qualis A2 stratification.Thus, this area has mean and median of 3.61.It is noteworthy that the Brazilian Journal of Pneumology, which is also widely used by researchers, is B2 in Qualis CAPES and had FI, in 2013, of 1.27 (Tables 3 and 4).
The results of the search to the area of Orthopedics and Traumatology showed 67 journals, whose FI variation was 4699-0156.However, only 38 of them (60%) were measured by Qualis.The area average was 2,411 with median of 3,367 (Tables 5 and  6).The area also counts with a national journal -Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, with FI in 2013 of 0.156 and Qualis CAPES B3.Besides these, two more national journals exist: Journal of Orthopedics and Spine, both indexed in Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google's Scholar, B5 in CAPES.

A B S T R A C T
Objectives: To perform an extensive analysis of journals in Medicine III -CAPES, and specifically those in the areas of Otorhinolaryngology, Orthopedics and Traumatology and Chest Surgery.Method: An active search for the impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports, Scimago, their indexation in Scielo, Lilacs, Scopus and Google Scholar, and their stratification in WebQualis was done.Results: Forty-four journals with measured impact factors ranging from 3.006 to 0.128 were detected in the area of Otorhinolaryngology; however, only 26 of them (60%) had a Qualis measured by CAPES; in the stratification, no journal was detected in A1, three were A2 and nine B1.Three journals were located for Chest Surgery, with only one of them having a measured Qualis (A2) with a mean of 3.61.Sixty-seven journals were detected for Orthopedics and Traumatology, with an impact factor ranging from 4.699 to 0.156; Qualis was measured in only 38 of them (60%); there were three journal stratified as A1, seven as A2 and 25 as B1.Conclusion: The search for journals of higher impact induces authors to not publish in journals related to their area and facing more difficulties than investigators from other areas.

DISCUSSION
The Thoracic Surgery presents peculiar situation.The authors of the area always published in journals associated with the Vascular Surgery.Recently, they have tried to restrict to their area, hence the fact that there is only one journal with FI, and measured as A2.
Regarding the Otorhinolaryngology and Orthopedics, despite the numerous choices of journals on these areas, the authors Rev. Col. Bras.Cir.2015; 42(Suplemento 1): 62-64 have published in only 60% of them, and it would be interesting to look for the causes.Orthopedic surgeons have as options, three journals A1, seven A2 and 25 B1; and Otolaryngologists, only three A2, nine B1 and none A1.Thus, the researchers in the area opt for journals of other related specialties with higher IF, the desired stratification A1 and A2.In this way, they face greater difficulties and fail to publish in their own journals, which in the medium and long term may represent prejudice to them.
Thus, Medicine III, in recent years managed to equate the Medicines I and II in terms of average impact factors (IF=4).But this, for some specific areas such as Otorrhinolaryngology and Orthopedics, it did not happen comfortably; while in Medicine I and II, researchers have long list of journals better stratified.Researchers in Medicine III have greater difficulty to find a journal out of his area to publish.
On the other hand, commenting a bit on national journals, the disappearance of them, which was the most feared concern, is not happening.Many have managed to improve their indexing.For example, Brazilian Orthopedic Acta already have FI measured equal to 0.158; the Brazilian Journal of Otorrhinolaryngology the past five years took a big jump, achieved its indexing by the JCR and better FI which is already 0.623.Others are on the same path.
Here stays a reflection: Are we on the right track?

CONCLUSION
The search for journals of higher impact induces authors to not publish in journals related to their area and facing more difficulties than investigators from other areas.

TABLE 1 -
List of Otorhinolaryngology journals

TABLE 2 -
Otorhinolaryngology journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES

TABLE 3 -
List of journals in Thoracic Surgery

TABLE 4 -
Thoracic Surgery journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES

TABLE 5 -
List of Orthopedics journal

TABLE 6 -
Orthopedics journals: only the ones in Qualis CAPES